Good Morning Stampers Thanks to all of you who were kind enough to leave a comment on one of my posts.    I really appreciate and love to read your comments.  The winner for the comments contest is #29    Hi Rachel Brumley, Monica Martinez (monica7martinez@yahoo.com) has left you a comment: Rachel, you can not imagine how much you have inspired me. Thank you for showing me that I can… Read More »

Stampin’ Up!’s grosgrain ribbon coordinates with our exclusive color palette. Our striped grosgrain is a quick and inexpensive embellishment for your cards and gift bags, and comes in our exclusive colors. 100% polyester With this share, you get one yard of each color (11 colors) for a total of  11 yards of gorgeous 1 1/4 striped grosgrain ribbon for the cost of $13.00. You may purchase as many shares as you… Read More »

Good Morning Stampers I just have to share a comment with you from one of my subscribers.  This really touched me.  You know everyone wants to know that they make a difference even if it's a small difference.  I tried to do that through my art work and always hope that I inspire someone out there. I won't mention her name in case she wants to remain anonymous Dear Rachel Can't… Read More »

Challenge Time! It's time for our first challenge! 100 No's Challenge Are you up for the "NO" challenge?  Win a free background stamp and grow your business all in one!!!  If you decided to take thi challenge, please let me know via e-mail (rachelbrumley@cox.net).  Deadline for the challenge is 15 September 2010. I'll announce the winner on the team blog and team newsletter. Download the below pdf document for all… Read More »

How To Get Your Family To Support Your Business By John Sanpietro, Certified Business Coach Stamping Is My Business! It's an unfortunate truth in the stamping business community, that many stamping business owners do not have the support of their spouses and families. Without that support, it really can make running your stamping business more difficult than it needs to be. There are, however, a few things that you can… Read More »

I use this system and absolutely love it!  If you are going to make Stampin' Up! a business, then I would recommend Stamper's Sidekick but would wait until the latest version comes out. Check out both the blog and website (see links below article). Stamper's Sidekick goes Pro You are a professional Stampin' Up! demonstrator -now Stamper's Sidekick has gone pro as well. The next version will be renamed Stamper's… Read More »

Item Number on the Back Cover of Your Holiday Mini Catalog August 12, 2010 You may have noticed that the item number shown on the back cover of the Holiday Mini Catalog (item 123175) is the item number for a single catalog and not the item number for an 8-pack of catalogs. We did this because many of you have requested that we make single mini catalogs available for your customers… Read More »

Good Morning Stampers I've posted something very different on my blog today and it's for one of John's challenges – enjoy!   There's a lot to be said about marital bliss… A while back there was an opening in the CIA for an assassin. These highly classified positions are extremely difficult to fill, requiring an extensive background check, training, and testing before candidates are even considered for the position. After… Read More »